Hanukkah

6th December 2015

Hanukkah means 'dedication' Hanukkah is the Jewish
festival of lights that commemorates the rededication of the Jerusalem
temple to more traditional modes of Jewish worship by Judah the Maccabee
around 164 B.C.E. after its desecration in the time of the Seleucid king
Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Hanukkah is an eight-day holiday commemorating the
rededication of the Jewish Temple. So this Hanukkah come close to your near
and dear ones. Choose from our special collection of recipes, Hanukkah
ecards, Hanukkah greetings and lots more.

About Hanukkah

Hanukkah is one of the few Jewish holidays not mentioned in the Bible. The story
of how Hanukkah came to be is contained in the books of 1 and 2 Maccabees, which
are not part of the Jewish canon of the Hebrew Bible.